* COUNTIES AFFECTED: IN CENTRAL MT...GOLDEN VALLEY...MUSSELSHELL...WHEATLAND. IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...BIG HORN...JOHNSON...SHERIDAN...WASHAKIE. IN NORTHWEST SD...HARDING. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT...BIG HORN...CARBON...PARK...STILLWATER SWEET GRASS...YELLOWSTONE. IN SOUTHEAST MT...CARTER...CUSTER...FALLON...POWDER RIVER ROSEBUD...TREASURE. IN SOUTHWEST MT...GALLATIN.

* COLD FRONT: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WIND TODAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND TONIGHT: BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WIND WEDNESDAY: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...13 TO 20 PERCENT WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES: IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...50S TO NEAR 60 ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARMTEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE MAKESURE ANY RECENT CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. AVOID USE OFANYTHING THAT MAY SPARK FIRES.

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